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Cleveland's Shaquille O'Neal - Source: Reuters
Shaquille O'Neal contributed to a balanced offensive display to
help the Cleveland Cavaleirs beat the Phoenix Suns 107-90, the
centre scoring 12 points with nine rebounds against his former
team.
Seven Cavaliers players returned double-figures scores, including
reigning league MVP LeBron James, who narrowly missed a
triple-double with 12 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds.
Playing in his franchise record 724th game, center Zydrunas
Ilgauskas had a team-high 14 points
The defeat was a second straight heavy loss for the Suns (14-5),
having suffered a 126-99 thrashing at the hands of the New York
Knicks the previous day.
Channing Frye led Phoenix with 22 points but the high-octane Suns'
offense was tamed as they failed to score 100 points for a second
straight night after reaching three figures in every game this
season before the Knicks loss.
After trading O'Neal to Cleveland (13-5) in the off-season, Phoenix
had flourished by returning to its fast-paced style of play, but
the veteran center would be delighted to have been on the winning
side against his former team mates.
